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Patented Jan. 28, I902.

F, H. JANSON.

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(Application filed. Sept. 12, 1901.)

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FREDERICK H. JANs'oN, or BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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SPEGIFJE "ATKON' formingpart of Letters Patent No. 692,141, dated January 28, 1 902.

Application filed September 12, 1901. Serial No. 75,192. (No model.)

a citizen of the United States, and a resident.

of the city of New York, borough of Brook- ,lyn,in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Seat, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates toas eat adapted es pecially for railway-cars and other public places, and itcomprises certain novel features of construction and arrangement whereby I am able reversibly to mount the seat and back.

This specification isa specific description of one form of the invention, while the claims are definitions of the actual scope thereof.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

Figure 1 is a side view of the invention, and Fig. 2 is a partial front view thereof.

The base of the seat comprises end pieces a, connected rigidly together by cross-bars a. At the top of the end frames at are located transverse beams 0, which project beyond the end frames ct and carry the end plates a said plates being formed with socket-pieces cflreceiving the ends of the beams a b represents the seat proper, and c represents the back. The seat has rocker-shaped slides or runners 1), bearing on the socketpieces a so that the seat may be evenly moved from the position shown in Fig. l to the opposite or rightward position. For holding the seat so that it will slide properly the end pieces a of the base are provided with ribs a which fit in are shaped grooves 11 in the rockers b.

The back a is supported by levers c, which have slots 0 formed in their lower ends, (see Fig. 1,) and these slots loosely receive pins 0. on the end frames at, whereby to fulcrum the lovers 0'. Arranged at each end frame a and fulcrumed by means of pins a on the end frames'are' levers d. These levers have slots (1', receiving the pins a so as to allow the levers longitudinal as well as pivotal move ment. The lower ends of the levers dare provided with transverselydisposed loops or slotted portions (1 and received in these slots are the respective pins 0 of the levers 0'. Now it will be seen that as the levers o are thrown from one position to the other like movement is imparted to the lovers d. The levers (Z are connected with the runners or slides Z) of the seat Z) by means of pins b on the runners and engaged in slots (1 of the respective lovers (1.

a a represent lugs which are formed on the end pieces a which limit the swinging movement of the levers c'. Each lever is provided with a lug c, and these lugs c are adapted to engage in depressions a formed in the end pieces a of the base, whereby to lock the levers c in the desired position. Assuming that the parts are in the position shown in Fig. 1, they may be reversed by raising the levers caud back csufficiently to disengage the lugs c from the recesses of, formed in the end pieces (L3. Then the levers may be thrown, carrying with them the back 0 and actuating the levers d to throw the seat 1'). At the end of this reversing movement the parts will automatically fall into the locked position shown.

Reference to Fig. 2 will show that the levers c and d are formed with two bends therein, so that they will lie properly engaged with the other parts of the device. The pins 0 are preferably joined to a transverse connecting-bar 0 which extends entirely across the base, so as to cause the levers o to move in unison. 7

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent-- 1. The combination of a base, a reversible seat, a back, a member on which the back is fnlcrumed on the base, said fulcrum also comprising apivotal and slidable connection, the

second lever being connected with the seat and With the first-named lever.

3. The combination of a base, a lever fulcrumed thereon, the fulcrum comprising a slidable and pivotal connection and the lever being formed with a lug moving therewith removably to engage a part of the base, whereby to hold the lever' immovable, a seat, and a connection between the seat and lever for reversing the seat.

4. The combination of a base having at each side a shoulder, a lever fulcru med on the base, the fulcrum comprising a slidable and pivotal connection, a lug carried on the lever and moving therewith into engagement with either of the shoulders on the base,a reversible FREDERICK II. JANSON.

Witnesses:

MYERS OURTIss, JOSEPH SALOMON. 

